Walnut, Blueberry, Banana Ice Cream
Rich, creamy, sugar-free Walnut, Blueberry Banana Ice Cream. No ice-cream maker needed.
Summer! The best time of year (in my humble opinion). And what better treat to eat on this hot summer day than this Walnut Banana Blueberry Ice Cream.
This is no ordinary ice cream. It’s sugar-free. And oil-free. And so, so delicious! The perfect combination of frostiness, thickness, creaminess, and sweetness.
Typical Ice Cream vs. Banana Ice Cream
Typical ice cream is a nutritional disaster. It’s loaded with sugar and fat and is high in calories and low in nutrients. The consumption of foods high in fat and sugar leads to chronic diseases such as heart disease, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and other health issues.
But this delicious Walnut Banana Blueberry Ice Cream is made from healthy, whole-food, plant-based ingredients. It’s sugar-free* and makes for a healthy treat.
Beneficial Berries
And the berries in this ice cream add a nutritional boost as well. Studies show including an abundance of berries in your diet can help you avoid a number of diseases including macular degeneration, stroke, alzheimers, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Here are some of my favorite berry recipes
Walnut, Blueberry, Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup raw walnuts
- 3/8 cup full-fat, canned coconut milk
- 1/2 small ripe banana - Banana should be ripe, but not too ripe.
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt - scant
- 2 1/2 medium frozen ripe bananas, cut into pieces - (approx. 2 1/2 cups frozen banana pieces)
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Place nuts, milk, fresh banana, vanilla, and salt in high-powered blender and blend until smooth.
- Add frozen bananas. Blend on high speed just until lumps disappear, but do not over blend or mixture will become runny.
- Mix in slightly chopped or whole berries.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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* Note:
Sugar is a broad term applied to a large number of carbohydrates found naturally in many healthy, whole plant-based foods. However, when I use the term “sugar” in this post, I am referring to the class of sweet-tasting, refined substances that have been extracted from these whole foods and are often added to foods (also called free sugars or added sugars). These include but are not limited to, white sugar, raw sugar, evaporated cane juice, and more. And, yes, fancy forms of sugar are still sugar. Coconut sugar, stevia, agave nectar? Yep, sugar, and sugar syrup.
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nom nom! may i have some?! love nut-based smoothie, so creamy and hearty!
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hi jennifer is this canned coconut milk or just the kind in the carton?
Hi Brian,
It’s canned coconut milk. Thanks for pointing out the potential confusion. I edited the recipe to clarify.
🙂 Jennifer